Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2991
Legislation Overview
Title: TEACH Act of 2023 Teachers Empowered Against Classroom Harm Act of 2023
Subject: Education
Description: To eliminate the prohibition on training teachers with effective defensive tools, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: April 28, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2991/all-info
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Andrew Ogles (R); Paul Gosar (R); Troy Nehls (R); Ronny Jackson (R); Michael Cloud (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Andy Biggs (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Barry Moore (R); Mark Amodei (R); Marjorie Greene (R); Andrew Clyde (R); Anna Luna (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Andy Harris (R); Robert Good (R); Randy Weber (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (17 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 28, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 28, 2023 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2092) |
| House | Apr 28, 2023 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 10 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Education And The Workforce
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